A note on terms used by the AEC: an associated entity can be any organisation, so long as it is either controlled by a political party, is a financial member or has voting rights in a political party, or operates wholly (or to a significant extent) to benefit a political party.
The AEC classifies any entity that gives money to a political party as a donor, regardless of if the transaction is classified by the party as a “donation” or “other receipt”.
Parties and associated entities are able to classify amounts in those categories at their own discretion, where “other receipt” may refer to anything from financial returns from investments or payment for event tickets in lieu of donations.
This graphic does not show all parties and associated entities, but a selection of the larger associated entities from the major and minor parties.
